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Wednesday, 8 February 2006, 22:01 GMT

Man dies in Vegas casino plunge

Stratosphere Tower in Las Vegas A Bristol man has plunged 350m to his death from a Las Vegas casino tower.

Neil Greg Roberts, 27, from Bristol, died of multiple injuries on Saturday after leaping from the Stratosphere tower on the city's Boulevard.

A spokeswoman for the Clark County coroner's office said his death had been suicide.

A police spokesman said Mr Roberts scaled a fence and protective barricades on an observation deck before falling to the street.




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